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SAN FRANCISCO: As part of a new digital TV strategy, Apple may give owners of its devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, free access to content owned by the company in addition to an option to subscribe to services from legacy media companies, CNBC reported.

The subscription "channels" of the product will allow customers to sign up for online-only services, such as those from HBO and Starz, said the report on Wednesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

On producing original content, the Cupertino, California-headquartered tech giant is reportedly spending about $1 billion.

More Power To You

19 Sep, 2018

Apple first showcased iOS 12 at their annual WWDC conference back in June 2018. Although iOS 12 has been available as a public beta for some time now, the final version has just started rolling out. A speed and battery boost on your device is a given but there are some more features you should start using straightaway.
In Pic: iOS 12 enables some new AR (augmented reality) experiences thanks to ARKit 2. For instance, sharing of AR objects over message/mail & shared AR views. (Text: Hitesh Raj Bhagat)

Compatibility

19 Sep, 2018

iOS 12 is now available for devices that launched as far as back as 2013 (iPhone 5S). It is also available on 6/6 Plus, 6s/6s Plus, SE, 7/7 Plus and newer phones like 8/8 Plus, X/XR/XS/ XS Max. As for iPads, this version will be available on iPad Mini 2/3/4, Air/Air2 and all the newer iPads.

Notification Tweaking

19 Sep, 2018

Rather than see a long list of notifications from different apps, iOS 12 will group them together. You can still press to expand something or could dismiss all notifications from one app in a tap. More interesting are the additional ‘manage’ options. If you swipe left on a notification, you can choose for that kind of notification to be delivered quietly or turn it off completely. Of course you can still go into Settings > Notifications to precisely control what type of notification each app is allowed to present.

Measure

19 Sep, 2018

Instead of hunting for the tape measure when you need to check something, just pull out your iPhone. The Measure app gives you a view from the iPhone camera, lets you set waypoints and measure the distance between them. Helpfully, the waypoints also lock on to edges quite easily — works great even if you have shaky hands. The concept seems counterintuitive but you’ll be surprised at how accurate it can be as long as you follow the directions.

Bedtime

19 Sep, 2018

If you’re an iPhone user, you’re probably familiar with Do Not Disturb mode. With iOS 12, you can change a few more things here. Head to Settings > Do Not Disturb and toggle on the Scheduled switch. Then, you can set your sleep/wake time and toggle on Bedtime mode. With Bedtime enabled at night, the lock screen won’t light up with notifications, the screen is generally dimmer and the phone won’t ring or notify you either. If you place the phone by your bedside, this will stop the phone from waking you up at night with bright lights.

Next

When the new services roll out, they may come loaded in the pre-installed "TV" application of Apple devices.

The revamped app may be launched by Apple early next year, the report said, adding that an Apple spokesman, however, declined to comment on the plans.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal last month, Apple has about 24 original shows in production and development.

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